Author: Jim

Liberal politicians and economists don’t seem to recognize the everyday harms of rising costs.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/04/inflation-democrats-biden-interest-rates/678047/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

The case for making journalism free—at least during the 2024 election

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/04/paywall-problems-media-trust-democracy/678032/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

2024, Meet 1892, Your Doppelgänger

Great political change can unfold when the political system seems woefully stalled.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/opinion/2024-1892-cleveland-harrison.html?smid=em-share

J.D. Vance: The Math on Ukraine Doesn’t Add Up

Ukraine needs more men than it can field, even with draconian conscription policies. And it needs more material than the United States can provide.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/opinion/jd-vance-ukraine.html?smid=em-share

Israel: Cease-Fire, Get Hostages, Leave Gaza, Rethink Everything

Israel is at a strategic point in its war in Gaza and there is every indication that Benjamin Netanyahu is going to choose the wrong path.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/opinion/israel-hamas-gaza.html?smid=em-share

This Is What You Get When Fear Mixes With Money

Trump is the embodiment of the politics of intimidation.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/opinion/trump-donors-project-2025.html?smid=em-share

The Great Hypocrisy of the Pro-Life Movement

There is no longer a truly pro-life party in the United States.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/opinion/pro-life-alabama-trump.html?smid=em-share

Mergers and acquisitions have created food oligopolies that are inefficient, barely regulated, unfair, and even dangerous.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/04/food-industry-monopoly-power/678005/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

Freedpeople and their advocates persuaded the nation to embrace schooling for all.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/12/reconstruction-education-black-students-public-schools/675816/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social